The former team owes the city a "couple of thousand" dollars because they used city fire and police protection during games at some point before last July but didn't pay for it, Pinter said.

Pinter said that because the team is now defunct, "We don't know if there are assets to be recovered."

The city sued the New England Stars, of the North Eastern Hockey League, in September 2007. In December, a Superior Court judge granted a judgement in favor of the city, according to court records.

A call placed to the team's former coach, Stephan Seegar, was not immediately returned.

The New England Stars franchise replaced the Danbury Trashers, who were owned by James Galante, the Danbury trash hauler who is under federal indictment in connection with a massive racketeering investigation.